Lotophila atra is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic.Fauna EuropaeaBei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.
The larvae live in a wide range of moist decaying organic materials where they feed on micro-organisms.
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